Woolworths don't accept cheques

We put some money in our bank account over the weekend, but for some stupid reason we won't be able to access it until tomorrow. However, we needed to do some grocery shopping today. So we thought we'd just use a cheque to pay for it. At least by the time the cheque is deposited the funds in our account would have cleared. So we went round Woolworths here in Otorohanga and loaded up our trolley with our groceries. However, when we got to the check-out we could only pay by cheque if we had a special "Woolworths/Foodtown One Card Cheque ID Card" (Huh??) So we said OK, we'll get one now. But no, it doesn't work that way! So we left our groceries in the trolley and just walked out of the store.

Fair enough that they're concerned about cheque fraud but it's not like we're strangers to the area. Otorohanga is a small town so we're well known as we've lived here for nearly 2 years and we shop at Woolworths at least a couple of times a week. This is the first time I've been refused a cheque at a supermarket.

I think we'll be shopping elsewhere from now on - flippin' idiots!!